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QuartzCode

Startup Name QuartzCode
What problem are you solving? Save time and easily create animation to be used for iOS/OS X, no coding needed.
What is your solution? Create vector drawing and animation using intuitive UI and natively turn it to swift or objective c code ready to be used by developer in Xcode.
Target Market iOS / OS X developers, UX/UI designers, animators
How will you make money? Subscriptions/Advertisement
Tell us about the market & founders, why is this a great opportunity? Based in Permaisuri, Malaysia, Wan Ahmad Lutfi is an independent developer who creates applications for both iOS and OS X applications. His focus is to create apps that can help increase people’s productivity.
Founders Names Wan Ahmad Lutfi
What type of funding has the company received? Bootstrap
Website http://www.quartzcodeapp.com/
Twitter Handle @quartzcode
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Go Commando

Startup Name Go Commando
What problem are you solving? The problem for the brand is finding quality, engaged students, scaling the program, and managing cost. For the students the problem is getting real work experience, getting paid and finding work on their terms.
What is your solution? The Go Commando App is a mobile/web dashboard that connects brands directly to millenials at one or hundreds of campuses within minutes. Brands have the ability to post tasks, communicate directly with students, and obtain proof of work before committing to payment.

Since our launch in November of 2014 the Go Commando Network has grown from 25 schools with 500 students to over 490 schools with several thousand students. The system has made it possible for students to gain relevant work experience and generate income.

Target Market We target brands who want to engage with the millenial demographic, as well as 18-21 year old college students..
How will you make money? Subscriptions/Advertisement
Tell us about the market & founders, why is this a great opportunity? Adam Grant put himself through college while working as a brand ambassador for companies such as Apple and Mountain Dew. Mickey Katz spend much of his time building brand ambassador programs for brands focus on the college demographic. After challenges on both ends they decided to build Go Commando App.
Founders Names Adam Grant
What type of funding has the company received? Bootstrap
Website http://brands.gocommandoapp.com/
Twitter Handle @gocommandoapp
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Insan

Startup Name Insan
What problem are you solving? INSAN-Tech based non profit org for children in need
What is your solution? INSAN’s system is based on reaching and sharing the stories of underprivileged children around the world who are in need of immediate attention, to potential sponsors who would support them. Establishing long-lasting relationships between the sponsors and the children is the main base of INSAN. The children in need are classified into 4 main categories:

a) Poverty at hunger threshold,

b) Inability to obtain education as a result of forced labor,

c) In need of care or severely handicapped,

d) Children with potential to be reintegrated into society who have fallen behind due to financial hardships.

Target Market Non profit, charity, giving
How will you make money? n.a
Tell us about the market & founders, why is this a great opportunity? Kivanc kilicer
Founders Names Kivanc kilicer
What type of funding has the company received? Bootstrap
If you have a press kit or image gallery please provide a link (optional) http://www.insaninternational.org/
Website http://www.insaninternational.org/
Twitter Handle @insan_int
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CloserIQ

Startup Name CloserIQ
What problem are you solving? CloserIQ gives startups the resources to hire quality candidates without having to search themselves. This frees up time and resources for startups and and let’s them focus on their individual priorities.
What is your solution? CloserIQ is the network connecting top sales talent to venture backed tech startups. We are a self-funded and highly profitable recruiting tech startup combining powerful software with world class service.
Target Market salespeople, sales candidates, startups, hiring managers
How will you make money? Subscriptions/Advertisement
Tell us about the market & founders, why is this a great opportunity? Jordan Wan – Founder/CEO at CloserIQ, previously Sales Manager at ZocDoc and Head of Analytics at PayPerks, MIT CS Grad and CFA Charterholder.

Dan Zhou – Founder/CTO at CloserIQ, previously engineering at Citi, GS and Invite Media. UPenn CS/Math.

Founders Names James Meincke
What type of funding has the company received? Bootstrap
Website http://closeriq.com/
Twitter Handle @CloserIQ
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Paperless Pioneers

Startup Name Paperless Pioneers
What problem are you solving? Your own organization in a digital world, you want it to be one of the first international paperless pioneers to make an revolution and safe some trees on our nice planet !
What is your solution? We are a community of pioneers in the digital age and Slack is like the good old IRC-Chat but with a lot more features. We didn’t want to create a typical Board, but a closed community for all people who think about the “Paperless Office” or already use it.We started in germany and have actually 90% german pioneers. Now we’re looking for international interested paperless pioneers to discuss all the paperless topics in our #en_ english spoken channels and learn from each other.

To ensure that you only find Persons that really interested in an active growing community and want to network offline too. We decied to take a small networkfee to becoma a Paperless Pioneer. You find more information inside this sign up process.

Target Market blogger, interested people, private people
How will you make money? Subscriptions/Advertisement
Tell us about the market & founders, why is this a great opportunity? André Nünninghoff is the Founder of the Paperless Pioneers.
Founders Names André Nünninghoff
What type of funding has the company received? Bootstrap
Website http://www.paperless-pioneers.com/
Twitter Handle @PaperlesPioneer
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Brice

Startup Name Brice
What problem are you solving? Based on feedback from other dating app users complained that when they meet up with their match is that they do not look anything like their online pictures or even worse they are a totally different person form their online pictures.

We came up with a way to eliminate that. Introducing ICE BREAKERS. Ice breakers is designed to be interactive and fun by way of a video or picture challenge.

What is your solution? It’s a new and fun way to connect with people around you. Initially only one picture, age and city is displayed. Swipe up to like and down to pass. If someone likes you back it’s game on! When you match up with someone one of you must choose a random challenge that both of you have to complete. Once the challenge has been completed, both of your information will be unlocked and you can now start messaging each other.
Target Market Bloggers, Dating App Users
How will you make money? Subscriptions/Advertisement
Tell us about the market & founders, why is this a great opportunity? Brice was founded by Carlo Favis and Raymond Yaptinchay.
Founders Names Raymond Yaptinchay
What type of funding has the company received? Bootstrap
Website http://briceapp.com/
Twitter Handle @bricedating
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Konvene

Startup Name Konvene
What problem are you solving? Planning activities with friends is a pain simply because people end up using multiple tools just to plan a simple event.
What is your solution? Konvene is the place where you can create and plan any type of event. This wonderful app provides users with the necessary tools to organize an event, as a host; things as simple as creating your event description can be accomplished, and as complex as having your event’s stats. As a guest; attending an event has never being so entertaining, posting pictures, throwing in money, and rating the event are just a couple of the many things Konvene offers.
Target Market College Students
How will you make money? Subscriptions/Advertisement
Tell us about the market & founders, why is this a great opportunity? Luis Polito and Eduardo Escobar are Konvene’s Founders. They are both juniors in college.
Founders Email [email protected]
What type of funding has the company received? Bootstrap
Website http://www.konveneapp.com/
Twitter Handle @konveneapp
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TheSquareFoot

Startup Name TheSquareFoot
What problem are you solving? Businesses struggle in their search for space.
What is your solution? We provide you with two things: technology that makes it easy to search for the perfect office and a radically transparent brokerage to walk you through the leasing process.
Target Market Small and medium sized businesses across the country.
How will you make money? Transaction fees paid by the landlord
Tell us about the market & founders, why is this a great opportunity? Market is the 30b in commissions paid annually for commercial real estate leasing.Three friends from TX. Jonathan by way of JLL and Justin is a commercial real estate lifer. Aron from healthcare tech. Together bringing technology to the leasing process for businesses across the country.
Founders Names Justin Lee, Aron Susman, Jonathan Wasserstrum
What type of funding has the company received? Angel
Website http://www.thesquarefoot.com
Twitter Handle @thesqft
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